In a business setting, accents can hinder your message being understood and lead to ambiguity and misinterpretation. So, why do people speak with accents, and what can they do to lose them? HBM's Mark Laudi discuss the secret of clear communication with Saveria.
Hong Bao Media and Shootsta are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to equip corporate communications and marketing professionals with the tools and skills they need to produce video content in-house.
If there are two takeaways for disciples of communication from this year's ConnecTech in Singapore, they are (1) the rise of 5G, and (2) the proliferation of live streaming platforms - with huge implications for communications professionals and their senior leadership teams.
Without any further ado, can you please consign this eye-rolling cliché to history. It is now so common for on-stage presenters to wrap their opening or housekeeping remarks with this phrase that my eyes are rolling constantly.
In the whole Brexit chaos, the person who has impressed me the most is the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow. Communications Directors in Asia are unlikely to ever have to control a scrum of journalists like Bercow controls the House. But I have anyway distilled his edicts "from a sedentary position" into a set of learnings for business leaders and communications professionals.
In the wake of the gun attack on two mosques in Christchurch this month, one question being asked is whether live video streaming apps should be banned. The concern is that the terrorist in custody on murder charges was streaming his evil rampage live on Facebook. By providing live streaming capabilities, companies such as Facebook (and Instagram), YouTube, Twitter and others are creating platforms for terrorists to earn the notoriety they seek. Without a live stream facility, they are less able to achieve their goals.
It's hard to imagine that the live stream footage is anything but gruesome. I haven't watched it, and we could debate whether anyone should. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for one is reportedly "request[ing] urgent meetings with the peak industry organisations — Free TV Australia and the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association — to discuss whether current rules are providing adequate protections for Australian audiences."
There is also the questions whether Facebook should have done more to pull the live stream, not just prevent the sharing or uploading of the recording. The Guardian's CEO David Pemsel said “The idea that somehow – accidentally or otherwise – somebody should monetise that is abhorrent.”
But a total ban on live streaming apps "in the public interest" not only disadvantages users who are streaming seminars, public hearings or birthday celebrations, but also removes an important tool in the fight against crime. Think of the police shooting of black motorist Philando Castile in Minnesota in 2016, which was live streamed on Facebook by his girl-friend Diamond Reynolds.
Officer Jeronimo Yanez was found not guilty on charges including second-degree manslaughter, but the footage would have proved crucial in securing the settlement in the wrongful death civil lawsuit brought by Castile's family and Reynolds.
Calling for a ban on live streaming software in the public interest is slightly reminiscent of calling for a ban on guns in the public interest. "Guns don't kill people, people kill people" the mantra goes. We could argue the same about live streaming.
But there is one important distinction. Live streaming doesn't kill anyone. As despicable as live streaming a mass murder is, live streaming capability in the community does not cost lives in the way guns in the community do.
The responsibility lies with broadcasters and technology platforms whether to screen such footage, and it lies with viewers whether to watch it. I personally think they shouldn't. But banning live video streaming apps altogether goes too far.
In the wake of the gun attack on two mosques in Christchurch this month, one question being asked is whether live video streaming apps should be banned. Here is my answer.
A surprising number of media training participants have asked me why they can't just speak their minds like Donald Trump. They admire his courage to say what he thinks. But while I have some sympathy with the motivation, it does not follow that you should follow Trump's example. Here are six reasons why.
The discussion about policing fake news misses one important point. Sure, people shouldn’t publish rubbish and pass it off as news. But news consumers must become better judges of whether stories are truthful.
People who are saying LinkedIn Live is late to the video live streaming party are missing the point. The network is designed for business people sharing meaningful, valuable content - and that will apply to live video, too. I cannot overstate the significance of this. Senior business leaders who want to make a success of LinkedIn Live will have to take an entirely different approach.
Recently, a group of your staff came to my TV studio for executive presence training and shared a surprising frustration: when they present to you and the senior leadership team, the hardest thing is to get your attention. The message you are sending your staff when you and the SLT don't pay attention is you don't care – and neither should they. Is that the culture you want in your organisation?
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Often, details that are missing in a story are more crucial than what is being conveyed. What is the piece of information that is being left out? Is that piece of information important for you as a reader?
If it is a vital piece, there is a possibility that it has been excluded on purpose, or that it's just fake news.
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The identity of the publisher is a very important factor when checking whether news is fake.
Is the source of the news a blog you've never heard of, one of those ubiquitous websites proffering gossip, or reputable, large news organisation with a long tradition.
Nice graphics that look credible are easy and cheap to create these days, so pay more attention to the publication.
Only caveat: there's no guarantee the story is true if it comes from a large tabloid publication, or a channel that has a reputation for bias.
Also, beware of scammer websites that imitate domain names of genuine publications, so pay close attention to their URL.
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